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13 Cards in this Set
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What is “osteoporosis”? |
a progressive disease that is age-related and is distinguished by a decrease in the skeletal bone mass.
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What factors may influence osteoporotic bone loss?
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decrease of estrogen production in menopausal women, poor calcium intake, cigarette smoking, excessive alcohol consumption and inactive lifestyle |
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Describe the conservative treatment for compression fractures.
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bed rest, pain medication and bracing
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Describe the treatment for secondary osteoporosis.
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Treating the underlying malady or discontinuing the offending agent. |
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What is “Paget’s Disease”?
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a chronic, usually localized, skeletal disorder resulting from the rapid metabolism of new bone |
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What is “osteomalacia”?
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means“soft bones.”may result in increased, normal, or decreased bone mass |
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What are the most common causes of osteomalacia?
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1. vitamin D deficiency due to inadequate nutritional intake or inadequate sunlight exposure,
2. hereditary or acquired disorders of vitamin D metabolism such as kidney failure
3. abnormal metabolism of phosphate" |
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Describe the clinical presentation of tuberculosis (TB) infections of the spine.
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weight loss, general malaise, night sweats, and intermittent fever. Additionally, spinal TB patients usually have back pain over the infected area and some restriction of motion |
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What is the treatment of choice for spinal TB?
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Multiple drug therapy
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What is “osteomyelitis” of the spine?
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an inflammation of the bone marrow of the vertebral body and the adjacent cortical bone due to an infection |
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About half of all the osteomyelitis infections in the spine occur in which region of the spine?
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Lumbar region |
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What is “discitis”?
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Infection in the disc
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What is the most frequent treatment of spinal osteomyelitis?
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IV drug therapy with broad-spectrum antibiotics
Oral antibiotics may then be started if the treatment is progressing effectively
Long-term antibiotic therapy |
